JALANDHAR: Chief minister Parkash Singh Badal has admitted that the state has not been able to attract NRI money though his government had been asking them to invest in their native state. "The next generation of the NRIs born and brought up abroad is not ready to shift here or start new ventures. There are s...
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CHANDIGARH: Former Punjab DGP (prisons) Shashi Kant on Friday informed the Punjab and Haryana high court that he was willing to submit a sworn affidavit giving out the names of drug lords figuring in a list that was submitted to the chief minister in 2007.

BATHINDA: There's uneasy calm at Salabatpura, the biggest branch of Dera Sacha Sauda, situated on Barnala-Bajakhana road in Bathinda district. Apprehending trouble due to the likely release of dera head's movie 'Messenger of God', security has been tightened around the dera branch complex.

CHANDIGARH: With dates confirmed for the visit of the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) team on March 2-5, Panjab University (PU) vice chancellor Arun Kumar Grover will soon review the preparations for the same.

At the chairpersons' meeting scheduled to be held on January 22,...
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CHANDIGARH: After a warm welcome by Indian students, a group of theatre artistes from Romania gave them a glimpse of their talent at Panjab University on Friday. The theatre group "Catharsis" from Romania on Friday staged 'Triumph of Love - a beguiling romantic comedy at Panjab University's department of Indi...
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LUDHIANA: Director general, ESIC AK Aggarwal visited the ESIC Model hospital and found major problems in its functioning. The hospital has no waiting area, no fans or coolers for doctors as well as visitors. Sohan Lal Soni, a social worker who has been related with the hospital for a long time said, "Even reg...
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LUDHIANA: The recent incident of a girl being teased in an auto-rickshaw while she was on her way to Chandigarh to meet her brother on rakshabandhan has put the problem of harassment under the spotlight.

The accused, Vinod Kumar of Jamalpur clicked pictures of the girl, a resident of Barewal, w...
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LUDHIANA: Eight unidentified miscreants allegedly robbed garments worth Rs 12,000 from a garment store after holding the owner at gunpoint in Badi Haibowal. The incident occurred around 200 meters from the police post. The victim, Kewal Krishan of Kehar Singh Nagar said at least eight miscreants entered his g...
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CHANDIGARH: Estate Office officials who dealt with work or cases related to Elante Mall and other commercial buildings where glaring violations were found might face criminal charges coupled with departmental action in the next few days.